subject: The Real truth About Race. Color and Racism by:Lander Pierce [print this page] America is the greatest country in the world because it is, in my belief, blessed by God as a beacon of individual freedom, high moral value, and the rule of law. A place where anything your mind can imagine and believe you can achieve. It promises to any and everyone who is willing to work hard, a fair and impartial opportunity to achieve what is known world wide as the "American dream".
The American dream has people around the world lined up at Embassies with the hope and dreams of coming to America to participate in the "American way of life". Many have risked and given their lives in this effort.
Some Americans have achieved the American Dream, but despite the advances of race relationships since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., led the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960's, far too many have not. The largest majority of those who have not, are Blacks and other American Minorities.
It is clear that the notion and practice of racism in America has stacked the deck against any reasonable expectation of economic gains and the achievement of the American Dream by Minorities, making all of their efforts for success a lot harder then it should be.
The American social-economic system is programmed for minorities to fail, educationally, socially and economically. When they do fail, in a capitalistic system such as ours that worships winners, they are unfairly criticized for failing and being unable to measure up to the performance standards of the American society.
Despite the tremendous progress America has made, that is supported by a majority of Americans, in providing equality and equal opportunities for all of its citizens, racism, and racist attitudes are not as obvious as they use to be, but they are still alive and well.
These racist attitudes are serious, and have kept America divided into the two America's that formal Presidential Candidate John Edwards so frequently spoke about during his campaign.
The two Americas he was talking about is one White, one Black, one living the American Dream while the other has been disenfranchised, pushed into social and economic obscurity, poverty, and second-class citizenship, and are living the American Nightmare, in abject poverty in ghettos all around America.
All of this pain is because of racism fueled by a lie about race based on the color of your skin, which is untrue.
We as Americans are divided nationally in just about every way imaginable. We are divided politically, racially, within ourselves, and worst of all we are divided spiritually and racially within our churches.
For example, most of you probably do not know that the two Americas mentioned above are never more apparent then on Sunday morning in America, which is probably the most segregated day of the week, for those who go to church.
Given the fact that segregation in our churches on Sunday are often by choice, sometime it is dictated by our particular faith and geographical locations of the churches. However, I think for some, the belief and faith in racial prejudice is stronger than their faith in God.
The evil attitude of racism is not a respecter of person, all Americans are affected by its devastating influence in ways that are not always apparent, especially if you are Black or one of the other American Minorities.
The cost of racism in the lives of Blacks, and White Americans and other Minorities affected by its influence is incalculable in terms of human suffering, the loss of life, opportunities, and destroyed dreams.
Racism has been the source of too many tragic human experiences in America's past and present. It is time to tell the truth about race, and put an end to this lie and nightmare forever.
If your skin is Black or the color of any of the other Minorities, you have probably been told that you are of a different race, and that you are inferior to Whites. This is not true.
On the other hand, if you are White you have probably been told that you are superior to all people who are not White. This is also not true.
You are told that the color of your skin determines your race. This too, is not true. Racism based on skin color stems from a lie that was perpetrated more than 389 years ago by greedy unscrupulous slave traders and slave masters.
These were men who used the lies about race as a justification to dehumanize and condemn a whole nation of Black people to the horrific, inhumane status of slavery for life.
They needed a free labor resource for the European and American colonies in the new world. This same lie of race and racism has enslaved the attitude of a nation of people today almost as effective as it enslaved a nation of Black people 389 years ago. That nation today is called America. I say this with all due respect for the many White Americans I know that do not hold racist attitudes.
The ideology of race and the racist attitudes that have classified people into different racial categories based on the color of their skin, resulting in unimaginable social pain and death during the past 389 years of racism in America has all been a lie. The racist attitude of hatred, fear, and racial discrimination that supports this ideology of race is a sin in the eyes of man and God.
Until the collective consciousness of all Americans face the truth about race and the horrible injustice of racism and reject it, none of us will ever be truly free. Whatever freedoms we do enjoy will be tainted by the stenches of racial intolerance, and hypocrisy. We will all remain in bondage and slaves to the false ideology of "race based on skin color" with racism, hatred, and fear as our slave masters.
If you are concerned about the devastating effects of racism in America, now is the time to learn the truth.
The question about which race you are can now be answered. You have within your power to discover who the real human race is and where they originated, and why their thoughts are the powerful of all of God's given gifts.
You can learn the secret truth about the races and which one you really belong to, and who are the most powerful people on earth. You can also discover why Whites and Blacks and other minorities can never be superior or inferior to each other.
The answers to these many and other questions about race are all around you. You just have to open your eye, heart and your mind and look for the truth beyond the lies of our history of racism.
About the author
Lander Pierce is the owner of Reaching For your Dreams Publications, a company that provides personal, and business developmental informational products that teach how to use the power of your thoughts to achieve success and your life long dreams from a Biblical perspective. For more information visit: http://www.racecolorandracism.com
